HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5191 FILED ON: 6/16/2022
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Sally P. Kerans and Joan B. Lovely
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act authorizing the division of capital asset management and maintenance to convey a certain parcel of land to the town of Danvers.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Sally P. Kerans | 13th Essex | 6/15/2022 |
Joan B. Lovely | Second Essex | 6/16/2022 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5191 FILED ON: 6/16/2022
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4959
By Representative Kerans of Danvers and Senator Lovely, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Sally P. Kerans and Joan B. Lovely that the commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance be authorized to convey a certain parcel of land located within the town of Danvers to said town. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act authorizing the division of capital asset management and maintenance to convey a certain parcel of land to the town of Danvers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding sections 32 to 37, inclusive, of chapter 7C of the General Laws or any general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance may convey a certain parcel of land located within the town of Danvers, described in a deed recorded in the Essex north registry of deeds in book XX, page XX, which is known as and numbered 99 Middleton road, to the town of Danvers, which the department refers to as “the state hospital power plant site” and is currently designated by the department as surplus land ; provided, however that the use of the parcel shall be restricted to general municipal purposes. The parcel contains approximately X acres and is shown as parcel X in a plan on file in the Essex north registry of deeds in plan book XX, page XX. The parcel shall be conveyed by deed without warranties or representations by the commonwealth. The consideration for the conveyance of the parcel pursuant to this section shall be the fair market value of the parcel as determined by the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance based upon an independent professional appraisal, taking into consideration the restriction on the use of the parcel set forth in this section. The inspector general shall review and approve the appraisal. The inspector general shall prepare a report of such review of the methodology utilized for the appraisal and shall file the report with the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on state administration and regulatory oversight.
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the town of Danvers shall be responsible for all costs and expenses of any transaction authorized by section 1 as determined by the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance including, but not limited to, the costs of any engineering, surveys, appraisals, title examinations, recording fees and deed preparation related to the conveyance of the parcel. The town of Danvers shall acquire the property thereon in its present condition. Upon the recording of the deed conveying the parcel to the town of Danvers, the town of Danvers shall be responsible for all costs, liabilities and expenses for its ownership.